8 The First Half

Chapter 8 The First Half It was time for the coin toss to decide which team would kick off. Me and Ryan are captains of the Moose, so we ran out to the middle of the field. So did two of the Sharks. The ref told us to shake hands. One of the Sharks grabbed my hand. He didn't just shake it like a normal person. He started squeezing. So I squeezed back. And he squeezed harder. And it really hurt! I thought I was gonna die. But just before my fingers were crushed, the Shark let go. "Grrrrrr!" he said. "I eat shrimps like you for breakfast."

第八章上半场是掷硬币决定哪个队开球的时候了。 我和瑞恩是驼鹿队的队长，所以我们跑到场地中央。 两只鲨鱼也跟着走了。裁判让我们握手。 一条鲨鱼抓住了我的手。 他不像正常人那样摇晃它。 他开始挤。所以我挤了回去。 他更用力地挤。而且真的很疼！我以为我要死了。 但就在我的手指被压碎之前，鲨鱼松手了。 “呜——呜！”他说。“我早餐吃的虾和你一样。”

"So is your face," I replied, because I couldn't think of anything else to say. The ref tossed the coin up and I called heads. "Tails!" yelled the ref. Bummer in the summer! We had to kick off. Our team got into position. Ryan put the ball on the tee. All the grown-ups in the

“你的脸也是这样，”我回答，因为我想不出还有什么话要说。 裁判掷硬币，我猜是正面。 “反面！”裁判喊道，“夏天的流浪者！”我们必须开球了。 我们的队伍就位了。 瑞恩把球放在球座上。 所有的成年人

bleachers started cheering. The ref blew his whistle, and Ryan kicked off. It was a pretty good kick, too. We all ran down the field to tackle the Shark who picked up the ball. The only problem was, there were giant Sharks running all over the place! One of them knocked Michael on his butt. One of them knocked Ryan on his butt. One of them knocked me on my butt. They were knocking all of us on our butts! "Run for your life!" Neil shouted.

看台上的观众开始欢呼。 裁判吹响了哨子，瑞恩开球了。 踢得也不错。 我们都跑到球场去擒住捡球的鲨鱼。 唯一的问题是，到处都是巨大的鲨鱼！其中一个打了迈克尔的屁股。 其中一个撞了瑞恩的屁股。 其中一个撞了我的屁股。 他们把我们都打趴下了！“快逃命！”尼尔喊道。

When I looked up from the ground, the Sharks were in the end zone dancing and high-fiving each other. Sharks 6, Moose 0. "That's all right! That's okay! We're gonna win it anyway! Go… Moose!" The Sharks made the extra point and kicked off to us. Michael picked up the ball.

当我从地上抬起头时，鲨鱼队正在球门区跳舞，互相击掌。 鲨鱼6分，驼鹿0分。“没关系！”没关系!反正我们会赢的！去…麋鹿!”鲨鱼队得到了额外的一分，然后向我们开球。 迈克尔捡起了球。

But before he could take a step, he was knocked on his butt by some giant Shark. Michael fumbled the ball, and the next thing we knew, the Sharks were dancing and high-fiving each other again in the end zone. Sharks 13, Moose 0. "That's all right! That's okay! We're gonna win next Saturday! Go… Moose!" You don't need to hear all the gory details of what happened in the first half. But whenever the Sharks had the ball, they ran right over us like we were made out of tissue paper and knocked us on our butts. Whenever we had the ball, they knocked us on our butts and took the ball away. It wasn't a pretty sight.

但他还没来得及迈步，就被一条巨大的鲨鱼撞到了屁股。 迈克尔把球弄丢了，接下来我们知道的是，鲨鱼队又在终点区跳舞和击掌了。 鲨鱼13分，驼鹿0分。“没关系！”没关系!下周六我们会赢的！去…麋鹿!”你不需要听到前半部分发生的所有血淋淋的细节。 但只要鲨鱼队拿了球，他们就会从我们身上碾过去，就像我们是用薄纸做的一样，把我们打得屁滚尿流。 每当我们拿球的时候，他们就把我们撞到屁股上，然后把球拿走。 这不是一个美丽的景象。

"It's okay that we're not great, At least we all participate! Go… Moose!" What a lame cheer. Andrea and her friends were no help at all. The cheerleaders weren't looking very cheery. Wyatt was useless. All he ever did was stand around and pick his nose. And having Rufus the Doofus floating over the field wasn't doing us any good either. Finally, the clock ran out. It was halftime. We had played two quarters, but it felt like a million. Our team was staggering all over the field. I was still on my hands and knees in the dirt after the last Shark touchdown. "Hey, loser!" one of the Sharks said to me

“我们不优秀也没关系，至少我们都参与了！”去…麋鹿!”多么蹩脚的欢呼。 安德里亚和她的朋友们根本帮不上忙。 拉拉队的人看起来不太高兴。 怀亚特毫无用处。他只会站在那里挖鼻子。 让笨蛋鲁弗斯在战场上游荡对我们也没有任何好处。 最后，时间到了。 中场休息了。我们打了两个季度，但感觉就像打了一百万次。 我们的队员摇摇晃晃地跑遍了整个场地。 鲨鱼队最后一次触地后，我仍然双手和双膝跪在泥土里。 “嘿，废物！”其中一条鲨鱼对我说